"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, who trash talked his way to the main event of the first WrestleMania and later found movie stardom, has died. He was 61.
The WWE said Piper died Friday.
It had no additional details.

NEW YORK - The federal judge handling Tom Brady's attempt to overturn his four-game suspension strongly suggested the New England quarterback and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appear in court on Aug. 12 and 19.
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■ In 1715, a fleet of Spanish ships carrying gold, silver and jewelry sank during a hurricane off the east Florida coast, scattering most of their treasure along the ocean floor. Of some 2,500 crew members, more than 1,000 died.

■ On July 29, 1890, artist Vincent van Gogh, 37, died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers-sur-Oise, France. ■ In 1588, the English attacked the Spanish Armada in the Battle of Gravelines, resulting in an English victory.

ARLINGTON - The Texas Rangers have recalled right-hander Phil Klein from Triple-A Round Rock.
Texas brought back Klein before its series opener Monday against the AL East-leading New York Yankees. In two previous stints with the Rangers, Klein had an 8.

■ In 1918, the musical "The Passing Show of 1918" opened on Broadway, the cast included Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele, and the song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles." ■ In 1952, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.

■ In 1885, Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died in Mount McGregor, N.Y., at age 63. ■ In 1886, a legend was born as Steve Brodie claimed to have made a daredevil plunge from the Brooklyn Bridge into New York's East River.

MINNEAPOLIS - A federal magistrate ordered the NFL and the NFL Players Association into settlement negotiations Monday in their fight over Adrian Peterson's suspension.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Janie Mayeron set a settlement conference for Aug. 13.

■ In 1773, Pope Clement XIV issued an order suppressing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits. (The Society was restored by Pope Pius VII in 1814.)
■ In 1861, during the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run was fought at Manassas, Va.

■ On July 19, 1985, Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. (McAuliffe and six other crew members died when the Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff in January 1986.

The Indiana Fever had to postpone their WNBA game at the Connecticut Sun on Saturday night because of airport delays.
Indiana played in Washington on Friday night and was set to travel to Connecticut on Saturday morning.

■ In 1790, a site along the Potomac River was designated the permanent seat of the United States government; the area became Washington D.C.
■ In 1862, Flag Officer David G. Farragut became the first rear admiral in the United States Navy.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Chiefs and linebacker Justin Houston agreed on a six-year, $101 million contract just hours before the Wednesday afternoon deadline to reach a long-term deal, a person familiar with the situation said.

■ In 1799, French soldiers in Egypt discovered the Rosetta Stone, which proved instrumental in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
■ In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolished more than 3½ centuries after its creation.

GILBERT, Ariz. - Former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb had a blood alcohol level that was more than twice the legal limit when he was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Arizona last month, police said Tuesday.

LAS VEGAS - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league is leaning toward eliminating division records in the playoff-seeding formula, and that the change is expected to become finalized before the beginning of next season.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Bills President Russ Brandon says offensive line coach Aaron Kromer has been put on paid administrative leave after being accused of punching a boy in the face for using Kromer's beach chairs.

PAU, France - Stunning the Tour de France on its first rest day, doctors diagnosed a tumor in the left testicle of two-time Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso on Monday, forcing him out of the showcase race.

■ On July 13, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to be U.S. Solicitor General; Marshall became the first black jurist appointed to the post. (Two years later, Johnson nominated Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court.)

LAS VEGAS - Conor McGregor's boastful Irish charm and exceptional trash-talking skills have turned him into a UFC star, and his reward is a featherweight title fight with Chad Mendes on Saturday night.

Ken Stabler, who led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl victory and was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1974, has died as a result of complications from colon cancer. He was 69.
His family announced his death on Stabler's Facebook page on Thursday.